Rep. Riley M. Moore

Proudly Representing West Virginia's 2nd District in Congress | Member @HouseAppropsGOP | Father, Husband, Roman Catholic

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

It was great to visit the welding program at James Rumsey Technical Institute in Berkeley County, West Virginia. I started my career as a welder, and it was great to get back behind the welding shield!

As President Trump works to reindustrialize America, skilled workers, like welders, will be essential to building the new American economy.

We need YOU to be the next generation of welders who forge our nation’s future 👨‍🏭

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

Since the Senate refuses to pass the SAVE America Act to protect our elections, I am calling for President @realDonaldTrump to place @ICEgov agents near polling locations this November. A deterrent that will ensure only US citizens are voting in our elections!! 🇺🇸

[Sean Nelson @Sean_ADFIntl]

The US perspective on combating persecution of Christians in Nigeria 🇳🇬:

- Successful steps taken against BH/IS.

- But not nearly enough done against Fulani Islamist terrorists in Middle Belt.

So assistance conditioned on MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS on MB attacks on Christians 👏

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

Honored to receive the Defender of Limited Government Award from
@leganalysis!

I'll always fight to uphold the Constitution, protect taxpayers, and rein in Washington's overreach.

Thank you to ILA for this recognition.

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

Read the full press release here:
https://t.co/hQPcvSDnVZ

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

Press Release: Congressman Riley M. Moore Applauds Passage of FY2027 National Security and State Department Appropriations Bill, Secures Key Wins to Protect Persecuted Christians and Advance America First Priorities

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Riley M. Moore applauded House passage of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Act, legislation that advances President Trump's America First foreign policy agenda, includes important language to further Rep. Moore’s efforts to stop the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, strengthens U.S. national security, and defends American taxpayers by cutting federal funding for the third year in a row.

Congressman Riley M. Moore released the following statement:

"Christians in Nigeria continue to endure horrific violence, murder, and persecution while a majority of the world turns a blind eye to their suffering. President Trump has taken bold actions to strike the terrorists in Nigeria, and this bill sends a clear message that the United States will continue to stand with persecuted Christians across the globe, especially in Nigeria.

The bill conditions US assistance to Nigeria on tangible progress in protecting Christians, particularly in addressing the threat posed by Fulani terrorists and returning internally displaced people to their ancestral lands. The bill also provides funding to support training and increasing accountability for police forces in Nigeria, and reaffirms the recommendations made in my recommendations to President Trump.

This important bill also holds foreign governments accountable and ensures American taxpayer dollars advance our national interests. I was proud to secure provisions that strengthen accountability, combat human trafficking, protect free speech, push back on mass migration, and advance President Trump's America First foreign policy."

The bill provides $47.32 billion in discretionary funding while reducing overall spending by $2.69 billion below Fiscal Year 2026 levels. It prioritizes support for allies and counters threats posed by Communist China, Iran, the Taliban, and transnational criminal organizations. It also eliminates funding for numerous Biden-era programs centered on climate mandates, DEI initiatives, and radical gender ideology.

Congressman Moore, alongside NSRP Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart, secured several provisions in both the NSRP appropriations bill and the accompanying committee report focused on combating religious persecution, particularly against Christian communities in Nigeria.

Among Rep. Moore's victories are provisions conditioning 50% of U.S. assistance to Nigeria on measurable actions to U.S. assistance to Nigeria based upon Nigeria’s measurable actions to protect Christians against religiously-motivated violence. Rep. Moore also secured language prioritizing law enforcement partnerships with Nigeria, expanding efforts to prevent atrocities and human trafficking, documenting the effects of mass migration on host populations, protecting natural rights and national sovereignty initiatives, and preserving longstanding pro-life protections.

The legislation also includes language directing the State Department to report to Congress and the President on efforts needed to end targeted violence against Christians in Nigeria, dedicates funding to combat ritualized murder and organ trafficking in Africa, strengthens oversight of foreign assistance programs, and restricts the use of federal funds for censorship activities directed at American citizens.

Additionally, the bill maintains all longstanding pro-life protections, including the Helms, Kemp-Kasten, Siljander, Tiahrt, Hyde-Lantos, and other pro-life amendments.

The FY2027 NSRP Appropriations Act now advances as part of the House appropriations process for the upcoming fiscal year.

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

Great meeting with Bill Bissett and Jennifer Piercy with the @wvmanufacturers, today!

We discussed ways to support our manufacturers, grow good-paying jobs, and keep West Virginia at the forefront of American manufacturing.

[House Appropriations @HouseAppropsGOP]

The Appropriations Committee will continue standing with the Trump Administration to advance policies that protect religious liberty and freedom.

As @RepRileyMoore highlights, the FY27 NSRP bill demands accountability from Nigeria and stands with Christians facing persecution.

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

Today, Congress will take a strong stand against the horrific persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

The annual State Department funding bill includes my language conditioning U.S. aid to Nigeria to defend Christians and stop radical Fulani Islamic terrorists.

Let’s get it done!

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

H-1B is a corporate cheap-labor scam that sells out American workers and replaces them with cheap foreign labor. ENOUGH.

I’m proud to cosponsor @RepEliCrane’s End H-1B Visa Abuse Act to slam the brakes on this corrupt program, abolish OPT, and put AMERICANS FIRST.

[Rep. Eli Crane @RepEliCrane]

Why can’t an American do this job?

Congress should pass my bill, the End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026.

Urge your representative to cosponsor.

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

Read more in @FoxNews from @pmd_reports ⬇️
https://t.co/Ue0EzZsdah

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

The H-1B and OPT visa programs are scams pushed by major corporations to replace Americans with cheap foreign labor.

Only American workers are forced to compete with the entire global labor market inside their own borders.

It's time to put Americans FIRST.

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

Happy feast of St. Bonaventure!

Pope Leo XIII called him the “Prince of the Mystics.”

In today’s divine office, we read this excerpt from his book, From the Journey of the Mind To God:

“Seek the answer in God’s grace, not in doctrine; in the longing of the will, not in the understanding; in the sighs of prayer, not in research; seek the bridegroom not the teacher; God and not man; darkness not daylight; and look not to the light but rather to the raging fire that carries the soul to God with intense fervour and glowing love. The fire is God, and the furnace is in Jerusalem, fired by Christ in the ardour of his loving passion.”

St. Bonaventure, pray for us!

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

It was a blessing to meet Pastor Ezra Jin today following more than 9 months of unjust imprisonment by the CCP.

I was proud to help lead a bipartisan effort urging @POTUS to press for his release.

We must never stop fighting for our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ!

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 NOW: The US House has just PASSED legislation to protect Americans' firearm purchases from being tracked by credit card companies through merchant codes, 221-201

The Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act now heads to the Senate. Get it done and sent it to POTUS! 🇺🇸

[Republican Study Committee @RepublicanStudy]

✅ House Republicans just passed @RepRileyMoore’s Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, a win for every law-abiding gun owner.

Americans shouldn't be secretly tracked by banks for exercising their Second Amendment rights.

This bill shuts down backdoor gun registries while protecting Americans' financial privacy and constitutional freedoms.

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

Read the full press release here:
https://t.co/F2v8r00qaE

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

Press Release: Congressman Riley M. Moore’s ‘Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act’ Passes U.S. House

Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Riley M. Moore's bill, H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act. This legislation safeguards the constitutional rights and privacy of law-abiding gun owners by prohibiting payment processors and financial institutions from using discriminatory merchant category codes (MCCs) to track firearm and ammunition purchases.

Congressman Riley M. Moore released the following statement:

"The Second Amendment is not a second-class right. Americans should never have their lawful firearm purchases tracked by financial institutions or payment processors. The creation of a separate merchant category code for gun stores at the behest of the Democrat-affiliated Amalgamated Bank opens the door to creating an unconstitutional backdoor gun registry and discrimination against law-abiding gun owners. My bill stops this dangerous overreach, protects consumers' financial privacy, and ensures that a backdoor federal gun registry can never be created through credit card transaction data. I'm proud the House has acted to defend both the Second Amendment and Americans' right to privacy."

In 2022, the International Standards Organization approved the creation of a separate merchant category code for firearm and ammunition retailers. Merchant category codes are four-digit identifiers used by payment processors to classify businesses based on the products they sell. The creation of a distinct code for gun stores raised concerns that financial institutions could use payment data to monitor, flag, and track lawful firearm purchases, creating a backdoor gun registry without congressional authorization.

As West Virginia State Treasurer, Moore successfully led the charge to ban financial institutions from implementing the firearm retailer specific merchant category code for West Virginia retailers.

H.R. 1181 passed the House with the support of 132 cosponsors, including original cosponsors, Rep. Andy Barr and Richard Hudson, and is backed by leading Second Amendment organizations, including the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, Gun Owners of America, the National Rifle Association, and Heritage Action.

[Gun Owners of America @GunOwners]

🚨BREAKING🚨

The House just passed @reprileymoore's GOA-backed bill, Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act 221-201.

H.R. 1181 prevents future weaponization of payment processing codes to be able to track gun store purchases!

[Rep. Riley M. Moore @RepRileyMoore]

🚨Today, my bill, H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, passed the House!

This legislation protects Americans' privacy by ensuring firearm purchases can never be tracked through a backdoor gun registry.

A win for the Second Amendment!

[Heritage Action @Heritage_Action]

"The bill's premise is simple. No gun registries. Period."

Thank you @RepRileyMoore for your work on the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act.